A deputy European commissioner reportedly compared Israel's policies to apartheid-era South Africa during a meeting in Mexico, according to i24NEWS. An EU official was quoted saying the apartheid comparison is unacceptable. The remarks come as the official also faces professional criticism in Europe.
i24NEWS reported that a deputy European commissioner — a different official from EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas — made the apartheid analogy during a meeting in Mexico. The report cited a furious EU source who said the comparison is unacceptable. The remarks follow broader professional criticism of the commissioner's conduct on the continent. As The Zioneer previously reported (BACKGROUND), Kallas herself made a similar comparison in closed talks with Mexican officials in late May. The current bulletin refers to a separate, distinct incident involving a deputy commissioner, which i24NEWS is reporting as a new story.
2 developments
- DevelopingEU foreign minister reportedly compared Israel to apartheid regime in closed meetings
- DevelopingIsrael severs contact with EU foreign minister until she apologizes for 'apartheid' remark
- DevelopingKallas replies to Sa'ar with no apology over 'apartheid' remark, reaffirms EU opposition to settlements
- DevelopingEuropean Union accuses Israel of promoting settlement expansion through 'abhorrent violence'
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